Posted March 16th:Update regarding Moiliili Community Center’s Senior Center and Kupuna Support Program and their fundraiser “Where Great Things Happen”

Moiliili Community Center’s Senior Center and Kupuna Support Program will be closed until further notice. In addition their fundraiser “Where Great Things Happen” dated for April 18, which was to honor the Kunimune Family is also postponed until further notice. If there are any questions please call Moiliili Community Center at 955-1555.

With the latest CDC guidelines, we are revising
the previous letter to extend the closing of Moiliili Hongwanji
services and activities until at least May 15, 2020. In addition to the
already cancelled Sunday Services, other activities of the temple are
also being suspended including Quilters, Ikebana, Japanese Dharma Class,
Japanese Language class, Meditation Service, AA, Oahu Jewish Ohana,
Karate, Zumba, and nursing home visits.

In addition,
face-to-face committee meetings, Board of Directors meetings, activities
of our affiliate organizations, such as BWA and Jr. YBA will be
suspended. Teleconferencing is encouraged instead.

The temple
office and columbarium will still be open as usual. Bedside services
will still remain available. Please contact the office at 949-1659 to
make an appointment or if you have any questions.

Please
remember, as we are practicing social distancing, being physically
apart, we remain interdependent. Take care of those who cannot take
care of themselves. Share what we have and do not hoard. In our Buddhist
practice, we teach impermanence. This is a major disruption, but it
will not always be like this. We are all in it together.

In gassho,

Raymond Takiue, Jr. President

The following is a letter to our community by Moiliili Hongwanji temple president Raymond Takiue Jr. and Moiliili Hongwanji resident minister Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani. (Download as PDF.)

March 14, 2020

Dear Moiliili Hongwanji Members and Friends,

With
the guidance and recommendations from the CDC regarding the COVID-19
and faith based organizations, Moiliili Hongwanji will be cancelling
Sunday Services, effective March 16, 2020 at least until April 5, 2020.
Hopefully, we can resume services starting on April 12.

The
CDC is recommending that for those who are at higher risk for this
virus avoid crowds and stay home as much as possible. This group
includes older adults, those with heart disease, diabetes, and lung
disease. Much of our congregation falls into this category.

While we are cancelling Sunday services, we are working to live stream a service, led by Rev. Umitani and minimal staff to assist in the broadcast. At this point, we will be streaming this on YouTube and possibly other platforms. We will post this on our website and social media to provide a stream of Dharma that our congregants, as well as others, can partake of from home.

We will still be continuing our White Way radio broadcast on Saturday mornings at 7:45am on KZOO 1200AM.

Private memorial services may still be conducted at the discretion of the minister.

All nursing home visits by the minister have been cancelled for the month of March.

You can contact the office for any religious assistance such as bedside services at 949-1659.

During the duration of the Sunday service cancellation, the office and columbarium will be open as usual during normal hours.

This
cancellation may extend further depending on the progression of this
pandemic. Please check our website at www.moiliilihongwanji.org and our
Facebook page for updates. You can also contact our temple office.

We
sincerely apologize for creating inconvenience to you, but we believe
that this is the right decision for the well-being of our temple and
congregation. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.

May the Wisdom and Compassion of Amida Buddha guide us
as we respond mindfully to evolving conditions related to the new
coronavirus (COVID-19), Mahalo for your attention.

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